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If you have ever seen a basin of water poured in hot oil, you can intuitively imagine how the petition group would respond when Zaifeng's edict was issued, and it was not only them who made sharp explosions and billowing smoke, but also local constitutionalists from all over the country who continued to pay attention to the petition movement, as well as governors, local council boards, countless civil society organizations, and revolutionary parties that feared that the world would not be chaotic.

In addition to their disappointment, they continued to sigh, saying that this was a major setback on China's constitutional road, and that the selfish practices of the imperial court would not be accepted in any case.

After learning of the rejection of the petition, the Jingshi Petition Group, especially several key members of the petition group, remained unrelenting, and on the one hand continued to play a petition to retract their orders, and on the other hand, secretly organized small-scale protests to make their attitude clear. However, with the incident of the last infantry yamen mutiny, these people have not yet gathered together, and they have been quickly driven away by the men and horses of the patrol police department, and the results have not been great.

The official response has already been given, and in this way, the first petition was basically declared a failure, and the efforts that lasted for more than ten days came to naught, and the "quick opening of the Congress" has also come to naught, but if this alone thinks that the petition has come to an end, it is too underestimated their will and determination, in fact, they did not have much hope before, if the petition can be successful once, then it will not be called the Chinese court, they do have a certain psychological preparation.

After the imperial court rejected their demands, the response of the petition group followed, all the personnel were reorganized on the spot, and the "Parliamentary Petition Comrades Association" was about to emerge, at which a more professional leadership core was re-elected, and the slogan "The Diet cannot be dissolved if it is not convened for a day" was clearly written into the constitution of the Comrades Association. In addition to setting up the central headquarters in Beijing, they have also set up branches in various provinces and towns to liaise with the whole world and jointly promote major events to force the government to retreat, and they are ready to fight a protracted war in this respect.

It is undeniable that the era of the supremacy of monarchy is gone, whether you want it or not, people in the present have to accept this reality, if Cixi was alive, she could barely maintain the majesty of the imperial court, then the baton was handed over to Zaifeng, it was already a hot potato, and at the age of twenty-six, he was no longer able to control this huge empire that was stormy, and complex people and complicated things made him haggard, and the people in the petition group did not take his admonition into account at all.

Just after the first petition campaign died down, a larger petition was already in the works, but this trend was delayed a little bit because of the Lunar New Year, but it is entirely expected that more people and stronger public opinion will converge on Beijing from far and wide in the near future.

Can Zaifeng simply say "no" with the text of the announcement this time?

In Liangfu, Ye Kai sat in the study, and a pile of documents from the military advisory office were neatly placed on the table, waiting for him to read them.

Every backbone of the petition group, everything they do, everyone they see, these messages appear word for word on Ye Kai's confidential documents, as an intelligence machine to provide these accurate information, this task Shu Qing'a's intelligence department is fully competent. Under the latter's hands, an intelligence trunk line involving the whole country has begun to take shape, not to mention the Beijing Division Unit, which was first established, which is the most important thing.

From beginning to end, Ye Kai was watching, and the huge petition tide was not only a carnival of the common people, but also a preliminary experiment for Ye Kai to observe quietly, throwing stones into the water and watching the fish in the lake. He needs to understand the real situation through the feedback information at hand, and only then can he make more accurate judgments and facilitate his next move.

To put it bluntly, Ye Kai needs to make a comparison between the people and Zaifeng, whether the voice of the people is better, or the instructions of the imperial court are more convincing, which involves the issue of standing on the side in the future.

The dynasty did not set, and this comparison was particularly crucial.

After reading these documents one by one, Ye Kai's conclusion became clearer and clearer, and the petition movement that affected the whole country was no longer just a superficial article, but a gathering of public opinion, with a large number of people, a wide range, unprecedented, and sustainable, including the newly established "comrade association", which the world called this meeting a political party.

Once the petition succeeds, the constitutionalists will naturally get the power from the ruling class, and even if it fails, the people will not be held accountable, and the public will naturally be enthusiastic about this kind of business without any political costs.

If this situation continues, the gap between the people and the government will widen, and it is difficult to guarantee that the past mistakes will not be repeated, and history will enter a dead circle, and at that time, everything that Ye Kai has worked hard to manage will be wasted.

In the face of this situation, Ye Kai had to take action, although the voice of the petition group was not Ye Kai's original intention, or even completely contrary, but as Wang Wenshao said, "the will of the people cannot be violated", any attempt to disobey the will of the people will be destroyed by the fanatical masses and there is nothing left.

Ye Kai needs to make careful trade-offs, create a balance between the people and the official, and grasp this degree, which is not easy, which is why he is not in a hurry to do it.

Putting down the documents in hand, Ye Kai took a deep breath, and the sound of firecrackers outside became more and more festive, but his heart was not very relaxed.

As if facing an entangled ball of threads, if you want to untie it, in addition to precise hand movements, keen eyes, you also need a cool mind, Ye Kai stared at that person, before the situation turned into a dead end, he held the supreme power in his hands.

"Han Chun'er, prepare the car and go to the Regent's Mansion."

Ye Kaichong commanded outside, stood up, and finally took the first step during this interrupted period when the petition activity was temporarily suspended.

There is no doubt that Zaifeng is the breakthrough point, and in this huge petition movement, he occupies the initiative as the top official of the government, at least for now.

Since he is the last person to shout yes, the bell must be tied to the bell, and it is very necessary for him to open the future dead end. (To be continued.) )